*Nice to see steampunk "going mainstream" in Britain. A steampunk arena commonly more sinned-against than sinning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/08/steampunk-lincoln
*That stat about 50,000 "steampunk" Etsy items is pretty scary. Not sure I believe that. Either that number, or the notion that those knicknacks are "steampunk."
*Were these Etsy people of the caliber of these steampunk-approved subcultural vendors from Piscataway, New Jersey?
http://steampunkworldsfair.com/vendors/
*Now that the Britons are getting all cozy with steam, try explaining French steampunk.
http://twitter.com/frenchsteampunk
"Le "Helicron" de 1932 a été créé en France comme une alternative à la méthode de propulsion automobile normale"